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L. AUSTER ET AL BATHING CAP Filed Sept. 4. 1923 A TTORNE YS Patented Feb. 5, 1924.

UNITED STATES LOUIS AUSTER AND MARIE AUSTER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y;

- BATHING CAP.

Application. filed September 4, 1923. Serial No. 660,797.-

To all'whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, LOUIS Aos'rnii and MARIE Aus'rnn, citizens of the UnitedStates, and residents of New York, in thecounty of New York and Stateof New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bathing Caps, ofawhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to bathing caps and water guards therefor and is more particularly directed to an improvementin that t pe of device described and claimed in our atent No. 1,465,706, dated August 21, 1923.

Bathing caps as constructed do not protect the hair or earsof the bather from water and this is due to the fact that the irregular contour of the head more articularly defined by crevices at points behind the ears and at the nape of the neck, permits the ingress of water to the interior of the bathing cap with consequent saturation of the hair and water in the ears.

It is an object of this invention when employed in conjunction with a bathing cap or when incorporated inv a bathing cap as a unitary structure to preventthe passage of water to the interior of the cap by compensating for the irregular contour of the head at oints behind the ears.

nother object of the invention is the provision of'a device to not only exclude water from the hair of the bather but to protect.

the ears from water and reduce directspressure of a bathing cap upon the ears.

A further object of the invention is the r provision of a reliable device for. pocketing the ears of a bather and thus sealing the ears against water.

- This invention will be. best understood from a consideration of the following detailed description, in view .of the accoma part of the.

panying drawing formin specification; nevertheless itis to be understood that the invention is not confined to the disclosure, being susceptible of such changes and modifications, which shall define no material departure from the salient features of.

. nected with the head of the bather.

embodied in a bathing cap as shown in Figure Figure 4; is a modified form of the guard adapted to be einployedin connection with a bathing cap and shown appliedjto thehead of abather.

Figure 5 is a detail side view of the elastic band and guard illustrated in Figure 4'.

Figurev 6 is a transverse vertical section of the guard shown in Figures 4 and 5showing the function of the guard when used in connection with a bathing cap.

Figure 7 is an end view of the guard shown in Figures 1 to 6 inclusive. 9

Figure 8 is a slightly modified form of the guard shown in Figures 1 to 3 inclusivex' Referring more particularly to the draw ings, 24 designates an annular band of elastic material adapted to be drawn over.

the head to encircle that portion of the head between the forehead and the nape of the neck and embracing the ears upon opposite sides of the head. The lower edge '25 ofthe band is out along irregular lines so that the forward portion 26.which engages around the forehead is narrower than the rear portion 27.

Portions .28 depend from the lower edge of the band adjacent points where theband engages the ears and .the depending portions are cut out to provide ear-receiving openings 29. The periphery of the openings engages that portion of the car which is directly con- A r 30 encircles the opening in spaced relation with the periphery of the opening 29 and is raised sufiicieiitly above theperiphery of the band to neatly pocket theear. By spacing the rib. 30 from the periphery of the opening a flange 31 is formed upon which the ear is seated when the band has been applied to the head of a bather.

The ribs 30 conform to the contour of the ear and are connected adjacenttheir lower ends by a rib 32 which is formed integrally with the band 24 at its lower end and is carried around the rear 27 of the band and engages the nape of the neck.

As shown more particularly in Figure 7 a portion .of the rib 32, as shown at 33, adjacent the point where it is connected to.the encircling ribs 30, is elevated beyond th e rib 32 and beyond the height of portions 34 of the laterally extending ribs 30. 'The object of elevating these portions of rib 32 is to cause the rib to seat within the slight I cry recess formed atthe rear of the ears either by the direct pressure of a cap or by the tension exerted by the materialof the band when it is stretched over the head and thereby provide an absolute closure to prevent water from seeping beneath the band and saturating the hair and entering the ears. An elastic member 35 formed of substantially the same material as the band per se is molded integrally upon the outer periphof the'rib 30 as shown more particularly in Fi ures 1 to 3. In order to pocket the ears and seal the same against water, the ribs 30 and 32, when the band 24 has been place upon the head of the bather under a slight tension, tend to fall into any recesses due to, the irregular contour of the head and seal theband and pocket from ingress of waterl The portion 33 is especially adapted to be depressed in the hollows at the rear of A the ears.

the ribs to form pockets for sealing the ears against water. The two structures are 7 similar with the exception that the band 24 is not formed into acomplete cap. The re esult obtained for the protection of the cars is identical with the results disclosed by the' form shown in Figure 1. The bathing cap has theadditional feature of preventing saturation of the hairs Referring more particularly to the Figines 4, 5, and 6, a band 24 is provided having thedependin portion .34, encircling ribs 30, flange 31 anc ribs 32 which correspond in detail, to the similar members of Figures i 1 and'2. This band is adapted to be worn in conjunction with a'bathing cap 37 which cooperates with the ribs 30 to form a vpocket and seal the ears against water. In this construction the band is applied to the head as shown in Figure 4 with the ears inserted through the openings 29' and seated upon the flange 31 and embraced by the ribs 30. The enlarged portion 33 where the rib 32 is connected to the rib 30 is adapted to be forced into the depression behind the ears by the action of the bathing cap 37. A cap is of water.

adapted to be drawn over the head of the bather with the lower edge 38 located below the lower edge of the band 24. The ribs 30 and 32 tend to force the bathing cap outwardly. from the side of the head and not only pocket the ears but causes the edge 38 of the cap to snugly engage the head of the bather and seal the cap against the passage The pressure of the cap on the raised portion 33 of the rib 32 forces that portion into the recess behind the ears while the rib 32 snugly engages the nape of the neck and fits in all depressions so that the band 24 and its elements cooperate with, the cap to cause the cap to engage the head in a manner to prevent passage of water to the interior of the cap.

y A further modified form is shown in Figure 8 in whichthe sealing member 35" which is formed integrally with the rib 30 and cooperates with the rib to form a sealed pocket for the ear is bulged outwardly in order to rovide a greater air pocket for the ear.

his concave closure 35 may be employed in connection with either the band 24 of Figure l or the bathing cap 36 of Figure 2.

What we claim is:

1.'A water guardcomprising: an elastic member adapted to be worn on the head of a bather'having openings to receive the ears, ribs entirely encircling the-openings and a rib connecting the encircling ribs and located" at the rear of vthe elastic member;

2. -A water guard comprising an elastic member'adapted to be worn on the head of a bather having portions depending at oppositepoints from the lower edge of said memher, the member being provided with oppositely disposed openings extending into the depending portions, ribs completely encircling the openings and a rib connected to the lower edge of the encircling ribs and formed integrally with that portion of the elastic member which engages the back of the neck of the bather.

A water guard comprisin an elastic member adapted to be worn on t e head of a bather having at opposite points ear receiving openings, annular ribs encircling and spaced from the peripheries of the opening's, the lower ends of the ribs projecting beyond the bottom edge of the elastic member, and a rib formed integrally with the elastic member adjacent the bottom edge thereof and connected at its ends'to the encircling ribs. I 1- 4. A water uard comprising an elastic member adapte to be worn on the head of a bather having openings to receive the ears, ribs entirely encircling the openings and a rib connecting the encircling ribs and located at the rear of the elastic member, and means cooperatin with the encircling ribs for forming a. oc et to exclude water from the ears of the ather.

5. A water guard comprising an elastic member adapted to be Worn on the head of a bather having openings to receive the ears ribs entirely encircling the openings and a rib connecting the encircling ribs and located at the rear of the elastic member, a closureformed of elastic material and. connected to the outer edge of the encircling ribs for formin a pocket toexclude water from the ears 0 a bather.

6. A water guard comprising an elastic ribs entirely encirclin the openings, and means cooperating wit the encircling ribs for forming a pocket to exclude water from the ears of the bather.

7. A Water guard comprisin an elastic member adapted to be worn on t e head of a bather having openings to receive the ears, ribs entirely encircling the openings, means cooperating with the encircling ribs for forming a pocket to exclude water from the ears of the bather, and means connected with the ribs for causing the ear encircling ribs of the pockets to snugly embrace the head adjacent the ears to exclude Water from the ears.

8. An elastic Water guard for the head of a bather having ear receiving openings at its opposite sides, ribs entirely surrounding the openings, and snugly conforming to the inequalities of the human head entirely 20 around the ears.

LOUIS AUSTER. MARIE AUSTER. 

